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Removal Or Unroofing Of A Kidney Cyst

Virginia rates for HCPCS 50280

Removes a fluid-filled sac on the kidney, or cuts away its top so the fluid drains out and the sac cannot refill. It is done when a cyst grows large enough to cause pain, press on the kidney, or look concerning on a scan.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Or Unroofing Of A Kidney Cyst cost?

$6,720

Typical total for the visit. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,720 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,096 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,623 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,096$1,000 to $1,349
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,623$1,549 to $14,791

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $18,621Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $891 to $2,188
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,623professional $1,096

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,348.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$16,595.87
Typical High
$22,908.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,698.24
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,238.72
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,238.72
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,995.26
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$5,623.41
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,949.84

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 12.3 times more in Maine than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

Virginia· 16th of 50

$6,720

$1,096 physician + $5,623 facility

ME $20,787MD $1,684

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.